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Chris Louis would have been one of those at the top of the pecking order and he was most certainly not accommodated with "the rest compromising". Speedway works in the UK the way it does because the majority of promoters want it too be run the way it is. Can't beat a bit of democracy eh?

The Directors are unable to implement anything significant without the approval of the shareholders the majority of whom are the self serving championship promoters.

Who do you actually mean by "they"? It surely cant' be the promoters of the five clubs who have committed to a top flight division. So are you referring to the "I'm all right jack" group of promoters in charge of championship clubs? If its the directors of BSPL then they are representatives from the two leagues where the majority appear not wanting to take part, or not wishing to develop a league of elite riders.

Which folk should graciously accept.

Yes, generally you can refuse to employ someone with an unspent conviction, as it's not considered discrimination under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. But to be fair, it would be good if such matters were judged on a case by case basis.

Meeting the Speedway Star deadline is way down the agenda.

Might be worth considering that as of now, nothing is sufficiently finalised to speculate or indicate when a meaningful announcement will be possible.

When they are in a position to publish something (meaningful🤞)they will. Until then (Wednesday or Thursday?) us folk on the outside can only wait.

Not sure we’ll have any official announcements today - tho it would be good if it did happen. More likely to be tomorrow or even Thursday.

As many of us are, although doubtful we will have any official announcements today (Tuesday) with Wednesday or Thursday being more likely.

The date was set/confirmed at the time of the original meeting being cancelled. So unless the meeting planned for tomorrow (6th) is cancelled there’s no need for any further updates. Just for the shareholders who wish to attend to turn up at the appointed place & time.

"Lets not" what?

Putting to one side the understandable sentiment and connection with fans and the wider supporters of the sport, if since the last statement was put out there's not a lot to be said, if nothing has materially changed. it would be fair to presume CL is not hiding behind anything like a corporate wall and as he always has been, will be sympathetic to the views of fans wanting to know more. So lets just wait and see what if anything transpires over the next week.

At least we’ve got fan interest in Ipswich 😉

At least we’ve got fan interest in Ipswich 😉

I don't recall the then Chelsea owner saying much at all.

I agree Chris has made a rod for his own back by making the statement he did which led people to believe something was close to being finalised. However by the lack of further updates it would appear the matter has not been resolved in the indicated timescale. So for now there is nothing to report...But that does not mean that "its all gone T!ts up" just that for now there is nothing to report...one way or another. Folk may have there own opinions what no news means, and looking through this thread there's plenty of opinions on that front as well as what CL plans could/should/will be. As often stated on this forum we are all entitled to our opinions....But eventually, there will be only one decision made and that will be the one made by Chris himself. - And frankly, whatever that decision is, anything else said in the meantime would just fuel the fires of speculation and indeed may be prejudicial to any ongoing plans or negotiations.

Dammed if he does, dammed if he doesn’t. Frankly the most appropriate statement would/should be “No further updates will be issued until there is something in place to report”. Until that point. No news is indeed….no news.

Interesting conundrum. Definitely not attending as a director of BSPL. Fair to assume he could as a shareholder being the promoter of Ipswich. Not sure if that remains the case if he doesn't declare an intention to run in 2026 and license put on ice?

At least there still appears to be an actual base for a speedway track at Newcastle. One would need to be created at Sunderland & Nottingham stadiums, the latter not made easy by an apparent pond in situ on what would be the middle of bends 3&4.

Yes less tax is paid but ultimately the net profit (after tax) is also less because of the loss making company. In simple terms its actually good for a company to be paying tax (after correctly taking into account all of the available allowances) because that translates into a measurement of success.

You are correct. If company X makes a profit of 100 and company Z loses 50 then a person owning both companies would be worse off than if he only owned company X. He also doesn't get to offset the total loss of 50 in his tax return only the taxable value. So say he is due to pay 35% on his 100 profit i.e 35 he would be able to offset his loss of 50 x.35 = 17.50 giving a final tax calculation of 35 - 17.5 meaning he would pay only 17.5 instead of 35. So If he had one company that made 100 profit, after tax he would make 65 net. If he owned to companies, one making 100 and one losing 50 he would make 32.50 net Also worth considering that if a person owns two companies then they must be declared in the eyes of the taxman as being a part of a holding group or that a single person owns both.

For the majority of races didn’t he have Max F as his partner?

For the majority of races didn’t he have Max F as his partner?